4-H Horticulture & Plant Science
All plants must be potted in a potting soil mix. (Do NOT use regular garden or lawn dirt)
561. Environmental Awareness a one-page description of project must accompany entry item (typed or printed neatly) to be eligible for entry.
A. Tree planting on city property, roadways, parks, etc.
B. Home Landscaping
C. Composting
562. Production and Marketing
A. Vegetable garden planted for home and/or market use.
B. The planting, production, or management of fruit plantings.
C. The planting, production, or management of trees, shrubs, greenhouse crops or garden perennials.
563. Experimental Horticulture A one-page description of project must accompany entry item (typed or printed neatly) to be eligible for entry.
A. “Science Fair” type of exhibit involving experimental work with plants
B. Comparison of different varieties of vegetables or annual flowers
C. Comparison of mulching or other cultural practices
564. Horticultural Project Exhibits A one-page description of project must accompany entry item (typed or printed neatly) to be eligible for entry.
A. How to propagate plants
B. How to force spring bulbs
C. How to start seeds
D. How to graft cacti
E. How to dry herbs
Plant Display: Youth should NOT use garden soil in containers. Use well-drained, disease-free potting media for all containers.
565. Terrariums (container should be clear, enclosing the entire plant display, with or without a lid; all plants need to be actively growing)
566. Dish gardens (desert or tropical) (container should be shallow, with container not exceeding 6 inches tall from base)
567. Vegetable Bucket Garden - grown in a container - not dug out of the garden
568. Annual bucket gardens-(non-vegetable)
569. House plants
570. Hanging baskets
571. Herb Container Garden
572. Window Box Display
573. Upcycle Container Garden (Previously used container recycled, example, wood pallet garden)
574. Garden and/or Orchard Displays: The exhibitor may exhibit as many different fruits and/or vegetables from their garden as desired. Any size or type (minimum of five types) of produce may be displayed in the 2’x3’ area provided for each exhibit. The exhibit must be in a display container (box or basket) which can be easily moved. Vegetables will not be returned to exhibitor. They will be judged as follows:
Quality of Produce 40%
Attractiveness of Container 30%
Uniformity and true-to type ness 10%
Number of different types 15%
Labeling 5%
575. Tomato, cherry (5 per plate), must be ripe (red or yellow color only) type
576. Tomato, beef steak (5 per plate)
577. Tomato, heirloom (5 per plate)
578. Peppers, hot (5 per plate)
579. Peppers, bell (5 per plate)
580. Peppers, sweet (5 per plate)
581. Cucumbers, slicing (5 per plate)
582. Cucumber, pickling (5 per plate)
583. Beans, snap, or lima (12 per plate)
584. Corn, sweet (5 ears per plate) (in husk with silks)
585. Cantaloupe (1 whole)
586. Squash, summer (3 per plate)
587. Eggplant (3 per plate)
588. Potato (5 per plate)
The largest vegetable may not be the highest quality, nevertheless, it is unique. The largest entry in each of the following classes will receive a class champion ribbon.
589. Largest tomato (by weight) - must be ripe – red or yellow color only
590. Largest pumpkin (by weight)
591. Largest watermelon (by weight)
Champion 4-H Horticulture & Plant Sciences - Rosette